Ferris wheel will be built in Forest Hills yard

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Jul 27, 2013 at 12:30 PM

Construction will kick off Monday morning and is expected to last through Wednesday

A Hallmark Hall of Fame movie slated to begin filming in Wilmington Aug. 5 might attract some attention to Forest Hills when movie crews and an amusement-ride company began to build a 50-foot Ferris wheel in the neighborhood on Monday."Christmas in Conway" stars Golden Globe-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker as an ailing woman whose husband constructs a Ferris wheel in their backyard as a Christmas present. Construction on the amusement ride at a home in the 400 block of Forest Hills Drive will kick off Monday morning and is expected to last through Wednesday, according to a Wilmington film permit.An actor will fall from the partially built ride during a stunt scene that's slated for Aug. 14, the permit says. The ride will stick around until Aug. 28, when crews are expected to be done disassembling it.Movie buffs may have already seen a Ferris wheel from Round Concepts, the company that owns the ride, on the big screen. The Cedar Rapids, Iowa, business has had its wares featured in Disney's "The Lone Ranger" and "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," according to its Facebook page."Christmas in Conway" will premiere on ABC later this year.